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Opening statement by David Dodge Governor of the Bank of Canada at a press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report Update 18 January 2007
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued this statement following the ruling of the Immigration and Refugee Board in the case of Malcolm Watson.
I want to set the record straight on a number of misleading statements in the media that claim there have been cuts to core DFO programs here in British Columbia and across the country. The department's supplementary estimates, which were released this week, show the complete picture.
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Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. We appreciate the opportunity to meet with this Committee twice a year, following the release of our Monetary Policy Reports. These meetings help us keep Senators and all Canadians informed about the Bank's views on the economy, and about the objective of monetary policy and the actions we take to achieve it.
The Honourable Vic Toews, Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, made the following statement today, in response to a motion passed yesterday at the House of Commons Justice Committee to weaken Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conditional sentence of imprisonment).
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Today, we released the October Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.